shortwave
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Only shortwave radios worked, and the mayor of Los Angeles, Frank Shaw, spoke to the nation thanks to a relay via a wireless station way up in Point Reyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Their approach uses shortwave infrared observations from Landsat and Sentinel-2 satellites.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
In 1941 Der Chef began delivering a salacious mix of gossip and foulmouthed fake news to German listeners over shortwave radio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Amsterdam-based nonprofit Radio Zamaneh began shortwave broadcasts during the January protests, sending a nightly Farsi news programme from 11:00 pm Tehran time.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
It is a cheap brown plastic radio, with a simple dial and no shortwave so that it only receives German stations.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Last week the Commission issued regulations which put a new complexion on U. S. shortwaving.
From Time Magazine Archive
